Robert J. "Bob" Troester U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
Dorieon Mykel Bates, 29, from Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to 138 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm after a previous felony conviction. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
On January 30, 2024, officers from the Oklahoma City Police Department responded to a report of gunfire at a residence. According to public records, a 911 caller reported hearing gunshots and then encountering Bates, who claimed he had been involved in a shooting and that his vehicle had been stolen. Officers took Bates to a hospital for evaluation. Later, they discovered that his car had not been stolen; it was found nearby with bullet holes in the back passenger side and a loaded firearm near the driver’s seat.
A federal Grand Jury indicted Bates on May 7, 2025, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He pleaded guilty on February 4, 2025, admitting to having the firearm despite prior felony convictions.
Bates’s criminal record includes multiple felony convictions in Oklahoma County: robbery with a firearm and unauthorized use of a credit card (case number CF-2014-5996); domestic abuse by strangulation, domestic abuse resulting in great bodily injury, maiming, and attempting to prevent a state’s witness from testifying (case number CF-2018-32); and assault and battery upon law enforcement (case number CF-2018-2242).
At the sentencing hearing on September 23, 2025, Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti imposed the sentence of over eleven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Judge DeGiusti commented on Bates’s “extensive criminal history tied to his history of drug abuse.”
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Oklahoma City Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Nichols, Jr., prosecuted.
“Reference is made to public filings for additional information.”
